Tag: temporary disability

Sep 19, 2022

NC Employer May Not Use Truck Driver’s “Misconduct” in Causing Accident as Excuse for Denying TTD Benefits

Where a North Carolina truck driver was terminated from employment because the employer determined that the driver had been at fault in causing an accident that resulted in his injuries,...

NC Employer May Not Use Truck Driver’s “Misconduct” in Causing Accident as Excuse for Denying TTD Benefits NC Employer May Not Use Truck Driver’s “Misconduct” in Causing Accident as Excuse for Denying TTD Benefits
Jul 17, 2020

Florida JCC May Not Deny TD Benefits Because Worker Received Full Pay From His Sick Leave Account

A Florida appellate court recently held that a JCC erred in refusing to award temporary disability benefits to an injured worker based on the fact that the worker received “full...

Florida JCC May Not Deny TD Benefits Because Worker Received Full Pay From His Sick Leave Account Florida JCC May Not Deny TD Benefits Because Worker Received Full Pay From His Sick Leave Account
Nov 6, 2019

“Don’t Lift that Box”: Georgia Worker Fired For Insubordination, Not Because of His Injury

That the firing of a worker has some connection to his or her work-related injury is insufficient, in and of itself, to support an award of temporary disability benefits following...

“Don’t Lift that Box”: Georgia Worker Fired For Insubordination, Not Because of His Injury “Don’t Lift that Box”: Georgia Worker Fired For Insubordination, Not Because of His Injury
Aug 7, 2019

NY Claimant Fails to Show Reduced Earnings Were Caused by Established Back Injury

A New York appellate court affirmed a split decision of the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board that earlier found a claimant’s reduced earnings were the result of economic conditions, rather than...

NY Claimant Fails to Show Reduced Earnings Were Caused by Established Back Injury NY Claimant Fails to Show Reduced Earnings Were Caused by Established Back Injury
Feb 19, 2019

NJ Supreme Court Says Unemployed Volunteer Firefighter Deserves Temporary Disability Benefits

Reverses Lower Court That Disallowed TD Benefits Since Firefighter Had No Lost Wages Earlier today, reversing a late 2017 decision of the state’s Appellate Division [see my earlier discussion of...

NJ Supreme Court Says Unemployed Volunteer Firefighter Deserves Temporary Disability Benefits NJ Supreme Court Says Unemployed Volunteer Firefighter Deserves Temporary Disability Benefits
Dec 15, 2017

Unemployed Volunteer Firefighter Denied TD Benefits

In what some may view as insult added to injury, an unemployed New Jersey firefighter, who sustained significant injuries to her leg when she slipped and fell on ice as...

Unemployed Volunteer Firefighter Denied TD Benefits Unemployed Volunteer Firefighter Denied TD Benefits